[blparent] Question about adopting

[Veronica Smith]

Talking thermometers are super as well. V
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allie" <alliemartins at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 12:28 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Question about adopting


> Yeah, tell them about products that people have made to make it
> easier to parent.  Like the buddy leashes and the squeaky shoes.
> Emphasize how important your hearing is going to be in raising
> your child.  Focus on things you can do, as opposed to comparing
> yourself to what others do.
>
> --Allie
>
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com
>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>Date sent: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 23:05:26 -0600
>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Question about adopting
>
>>Mostly what you have to do is reassure them by explaining various
> ways
>>you'll handle situations.  Tell them about how you're capable of
> getting
>>yourself around town and can get places like the doctor.  Tell
> them about
>>different ways you'll do things like talking thermometers, (also
> that anyone
>>can feel if a child is warmer than usual.)  Be real insistent
> about sight
>>isn't everything when raising a child.  Tell them how it's quite
> possible
>>that a blind parent is more in tune with what a child is doing
> when you're
>>not in the room than a sighted person.  We learn the sounds we
> don't want to
>>hear.
>>Barbara
>
>
>>--------------------------------------------------
>>From: "Shannan Zinck" <shannanzinck at gmail.com
>>Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 11:20 AM
>>To: <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>Subject: [blparent] Question about adopting
>
>>> I don't really know if anyone can answer this or not but, we had
> our first
>>> home visit from adoption services today and unfortunately me
> being
>>> visually
>>> impaired and my husband being blind seems to be the biggest
> concern they
>>> have.  I guess my question is does anyone have any idea how we
> would
>>> convince
>>> them that we can handle a child or how to ease their minds on
> this
>>> subject.
>>> I really don't want this to become a big enough issue that we
> have to
>>> fight
>>> for this child.  Everything else seems fine but, this one point
> and some
>>> how
>>> I feel like I'm being penalized for being born this way even
> though there
>>> was nothing that could be done about it.  Any ideas would be
> really great.
>>> thanks.
>
>>> --
>>> Shannan Zinck
>>> Survival is letting GOD take over!!!
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